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ADFORD & ANTHO IT^i^;. 
l>tj Washington Street, 

1874. 



CONTENTS. 



MOOSEHEAD LAKE. 

Routes from Boston -------- 8 

The Lake 13 

Greenville - - - 17 

The McFarland Place 18 

Wilson Ponds - - 18 

Eagle Stream 20 

Squaw Mountain -------- 20 

The Outlet ----------- 21 

Mt. Kineo 22 

The Ascent of Mt. Kineo 24 

Misery Stream --------- 24 

Socatean River - - - 25 

Spencer Pond --------- 26 

Moose River --------- 28 



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General Information : 

Steamers - - - - 29 

Sail Boats 30 

Canoes 31 

Guides - - - 32 

Outfit 33 

Sporting Season 35 

Cost - - - 36 

NORTHERN MAINE, 

Or Tours beyond the Lake. 

St. John River 39 

Mt. Katahdin 42 

Up the Penobscot - - - - . - - - - 44 

Down the Penobscot 44 

East Branch of the Penobscot - - - - 45 

Caucomgomoc Waters 46 

Aroostook River - - 46 

THE MOOSE - 48 

OTHER ANIMALS 64 

MAP 65 

SPECIAL NOTICES 67 



[joosEHEAD Lake. 



/ \ N the outskirts of the unbroken wilderness 
^ / of Northern Maine lies an expansive sheet 

\J of crystal water, forty miles in length, three 
to fifteen miles in width, and containing a sur- 
face of one hundred and twenty square miles. 
It is the great reservoir that supplies the wild 
and picturesque Kennebec, and renders accessi- 
ble its mightier neighbor, the famous Penobscot. 
Islands, varying in size from the lonely rock to 
those of miles in extent, with hills and valleys 
of their own, rest upon its bosom. Mountains, 
too, in isolated peaks and detached groups, 
either frown upon its borders or skirt the hori- 
zon, shrouded in a rich blue haze. Its shores, 
tortuous and winding, are one continuous forest, 
where all the larger varieties of game abound. 
But the excellent trout fishing is the great attrac- 
tion, both in the lake itself and on its many tri- 
butaries, ever varied and picturesque. 



ROUTES FROM BOSTON- 
I. 

BY RAIL VIA BANGOR TO GUILFORD. 

Round Trip, $15.00; Single Ticket, $8.50, —Good by 
either Route. 

6.20 P. M., Eastern Railroad to Guilford, . . 307 miles. 

11 A.M., Stage to Greenville, 25 " 

4 P. M., Steamer to Mt. Kineo, 20 " 

6 P. M., Arrival in twenty-four hours, . . . 352 " 

This route accommodates the night travel and 
saves a day's time. It may be varied by leaving 
Boston at 8.1.5 A. M., and passing the night in 
Bangor. Sleeping cars are provided on the 
night train. Cars changed at Bangor. Break- 
fast taken in Bangor, and dinner at Monson. 



II. 



BY RAIL TO DEXTER. 

Round Trip, $15.00; Single Ticket, $8.50, — Good by 
either Route. 

8.15 A. M., Eastern Railroad to Dexter, . . . 233 miles, 

8 A. M., Stage to Greenville, (next day,) ... 35 " 

4 P. M., Steamer to Mt. Kineo, 20 " 

6 P. M., Arrival in thirty-four hours 288 " 



This route is the most direct, but does not 
make connection with the niglit express. Cars 
are changed at Newport, and the night is passed 
in Dexter at a good hotel. Breakfast is obtained 
at Dexter and dinner at Monson. 

III. 

BY STEAMER TO BANGOR AND RAIL TO GUILFORD. 

Round Trip, $13.00. 

Tickets to Greenville. S6.00 ; Steamer to Mt. Kineo, 

SI. 00 = 37.00. 

MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, AND FRIDAYS. 

First Day— 5 P. M., Rowers Wharf, Sanford's Line. 

Second Day— 12 M., Arrival in Bangor, ■ . . 235 miles. 

ThirdDay— 7 A.M., European R' way to Guilford, 61 " 
" —11 A.M., Stage to Greenville,. . . 25 " 
" —4 P. M., Steamer to Mt, Kineo, . . 20 " 

" —6 P. M,. Arrival in forty-nine hours, 341 " 

This route includes a delightful sail up the Pe- 
nobscot river, and ample time to view the pleas- 
ing little city of Bangor, with its quiet homes 
and shaded streets. There is a train that leaves 
Bangor for Guilford at 5. 10 P. M. , but no time 
will be saved by it, unless a private conveyance 
is taken early the next morning, from the latter 
place. 



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The Return Trip. — The steamer leaves the 
Mt. Kineo House in season to connect by stage 
with the cars at Guilford or Dexter, and reach 
Boston early the next morning. 

Breakfast may be obtained at Greenville, din- 
ner at Guilford, and supper at Dexter or New- 
port by the first route, and in Bangor by the 
second and third. 

The Sanford steamers leave Bangor for Boston 
on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sat- 
urdays, at 11 A. M. 

The Stage Ride. — All the routes converge at 
or near Guilford, and the stages stop for dinner at 
Monson, this season, but sometimes at Guilford or 
Abbot. The road follows first the pleasant valley 
of the Piscataquis, then traverses the country to 
Monson, well known for its slate quarries. Off 
to the left rises Russell Mountain, over the notch 
in which the old stage road from Skowhegan 
climbs, now but little used except to carry the 
mail for the farming towns on the way. Fresh 
horses at Monson prepare us for the famous 
Doughty Hill, so much dreaded during the 
snows of winter and the fall mud, but utterly 
impassable during the thaws of April. Soon 
after leaving Monson the lofty mountains about 



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the Lake crowd upon the view, and a short ride 
of fourteen miles brings us to Greenville, a 
farming town of several hundred inhabitants, 
with two good hotels. Here a steamer is in 
readiness to cross 



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THE LAKE. 

1 SAVING Greenville we soon thread our way 
among the many islands, and gaze once 
more with admiration upon old Squaw 
Mountain, as we meet it face to face. Passing 
Ledge Island, the last of the smaller ones, we 
look off into Sandy Bay, w^liile up to the right 
and rear of us is the McFarland Place, with its fine 
view, surpassed in magnitude by that from Mt. 
Kineo, but not in beauty by any in Northern 
Maine. On the left comes Moose Island, a sort 
of hermit's retreat At present, John Cusac 
keeps baclielor's hall in a comfortable log cabin, 
on its w^estern shore, and in a spacious barn 
cares tenderly for a fine herd of live stock. Be- 
yond the clearing, on Burnt Jacket, we espy the 
narrows, near Garland's place, that lead into 
Lily Bay. One mile east of the channel, and 
eight from Greenville, is Birch Island, a delight- 
ful spot, and one of the few smaller islands that 
has retained its primitive growth beyond the 
reach of the rise of w^ater occasioned by the 
building of a dam eight feet high, at the outlet, 

The Deer Island House, a good place for 
summer boarders, is now in full view before us. 



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The accommodating spirit which lands passen- 
gers at any desired point on the route, would 
not disappoint them here. 

Passing between Deer and Sugar Islands, we 
find ourselves in the midst of the broadest part 
of the lake, which fades away in the dim dis- 
tance to the east. There lies Spencer Bay, and 
beyond, rising, as it were, from a plain to the 
height of 4050 feet, are the two Spencer Moun- 
tains. At the base of the more northerly is 
Spencer Pond, noted for its fishing, while be- 
yond, on their right, Mt. Katahdin, of which 
we caught a glimpse farther down the lake, is 
distinguished by the land slide on its face. Four 
miles to the westward of the channel the Outlet 
House raises its white wall against the horizon 
at the Kennebec Dam, the outlet of the lake and 
the never-failing resort of fishermen. 

First, Hog Back, then Sand Bar Islands dis- 
appear. West of the latter is the Sand Bar 
Farm, four miles from the outlet, where John 
Masterman, an old trapper, entertains his guests 
with his rare experience. Comfortable quarters, 
pleasant surroundings, and modest charges are 
its attractious. Next comes the East Outlet, the 
smaller and a tributary of the West Outlet. By 
a strange freak of nature, the lake possesses 



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two outlets, which unite at a distance of some 
miles. 

Mt. Kineo House now confronts us, a few 
miles distant, and at its rear the sheer precipice 
of nearly eight hundred feet, that gives it its 
name. The steamer touches at the wharf, and 
we hurry in to a hot supper. 

Several times a week the boat leaving Green- 
ville in the morning, continues its way to the 
North East Carry at the head of the lake. 

After leaving the Mt. Kineo House it rounds 
the point of the mountain, from which the ascent 
is made, and passes on the left the mouth of 
Moose River on the north side of the Blue 
Ridge. Then comes Farm Island, and beyond 
it Socatean Bay, into which empties the river 
of the same name, with its picturesque falls. 

We are now in North Bay, a fine sheet of 
water stretching sixteen miles in a straight 
course, and several miles in width. Its eastern 
shore is skirted by low ranges of hills, while the 
Spencers and Katahdin loom up in the back 
ground, grander than before. The Shaw farm, 
which raises oats and hay in abundance, for 
lumbermen, and Duck Cove, the only break on 
that side, attract our attention. On the west, 



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beyond the clearing, now abandoned, called W 
Farm, is Williams Stream, where there is a 
never-failing supply of the smallest brook trout, 
the sweetest in flavor of the trout species. At 
times, when the larger fish retire from the heat 
to deep water, these little fellows crowd for safe- 
ty to the cool shades of this spring brook. 

At the head of the bay, at the north-west angle 
of the lake, is the North West Carry, across which 
lies the course of those who ascend the West 
Branch of the Penobscot to pass into Canada, or 
to cross over to Baker Lake, on the South Branch 
of the St. John. Uncle Marsh Lane, an old lum- 
berman, tills a small farm here, and sometimes 
hauls canoes over the rough carry road. Carry 
Brook, near by, is well worth a visit on account 
of its falls, twelve feet in height, and three miles 
from the lake. 

But the steamer's destination is the North East 
Carry, at the other angle of the lake, and so we 
pass on to the low sandy reach in front of the 
Carry House, and anchor at some distance from 
the shore. In August, multitudes flock to this 
spot from all the country towns below Greenville 
to camp out and pick blueberries. The country 
having been burnt over some years since, blue- 
berries have sprung up in abundance. It is a 



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source of profit to some, but to most the great 
recreation of the year. 

The Carry is a great thoroughfare for lumber- 
men in winter, and for tourists in summer. It 
is two miles and forty rods in length. Mr. Mor- 
ris with his team, awaits the arrival of the boat 
to haul canoes and luggage across to the West 
Branch. Nearly all the travel beyond the lake 
passes this way, to Chesuncook and Chamberlain 
Lakes, to the Allagash and St. John Rivers, to 
Katahdin and elsewhere. But to return to the 
foot of the Lake. 



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GREENVILLE, 

]i SNUG little village lies nestled by the shore 
at the head of a narrow cove, its quiet har- 
bor sheltered from the main body of the 
fake by numerous islands and headlands. To the 
northwest Squaw Mountain looms up, surrounded 
by a host of spurs and lesser heights, while home- 
steads, neat and tidy with all the signs of New 
England thrift, stretch away upon the hillside to 
the south and east. A modest church with belfry 
tower, a town hall with schoolroom beneath, two 
hotels, (the Eveleth and the Lake House,) two 
stores and a steam saw mill, comprise its business 
centre. It derives its support from the lumber- 
ing interest, which takes the farmers' surplus 
and drains the extra labor of the place. 



There are many pleasant rambles in this neigh- 
borhood, including that to AVest Cove. Within 
a radius of twelve miles are no less than twenty 
ponds, by actual count. The walks and drives 
are of the first order, and we will commence 
with the view from 



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THE McFARL AND PLACE, 

By many considered the finest on the Lake. It 
is two miles and a half northeast of the village, 
by a good carriage road, and Mr. Mitchell, of the 
Eveleth House, is always ready to take his guests 
up there. It is said that we obtain the best idea 
of height from a point where we can look both 
up and down. This is one advantage here, but 
the peculiar charm lies in the broken aspect of 
the lake : land and water, height and valley, 
being mingled in great confusion ; and in froiit 
lies a broad sheet of water, stretching away 
to Deer Island. Over a neck of land, to the 
northeast of this, we see Beaver Cove. Sep- 
arated by another piece of woodland lies Lily 
Bay, while beyond, in the far distance, is Spencer 
Bay, with its noble mountains. Squaw Moun- 
tain, Moose Island, and Mt. Kineo, also appear, 
but need no mention here. 

WILSON PONDS. 

But the one special attraction for sportsmen is 
the fishing in the Wilson Ponds. The nearer 
and larger of these is three miles from the lake, 
two of which are by a good road. The last mile 
crosses Mr. Cummings's farm, and then descends 



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through the woods, steep and roug'h, to the lake. 
It is customary to leave the horse with Mr. Cum- 
mings or send him back to the hotel, and proceed 
on foot. On a knoll in the clearing, by the crest 
of the hill, is the Swiss pavilion of our friend 
and fellow sportsman, Mr. G. G. Grennell, of 
New York. Attracted to the spot by the beauty, 
of the scenery, the abundance of its game, and 
the variety of its sports, he lingers through the 
Indian summer of each season. 

In a deep basin lies the pond, enclosed by high 
mountains, where many a sequestered pool con- 
ceals its trout. Many boats are on the shore, and 
the fishing is done in comparatively deep water, 
with the angle worm for bait. Usually a guide 
is taken from Greenville, but Mr. Ivory Little- 
field, of the Lake House, takes pleasure in con- 
ducting his guests there without extra charge. 

Connected by its outlet, half a mile in length, 
and three miles distant from where we reach the 
Lower, is the Upper Wilson. It is a trip that 
necessitates camping out in order to do much 
fishing. In this case, Bonner Mountain, on its 
eastern shore, will well repay a visit. 



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EAGLE STREAM. 

Two miles from the lake a small trout brook 
wanders through an open meadow, affording the 
best of chances to cast a fly. Those who prefer 
to ride can, by a longer route, approach within 
half a mile. There is no better eating than these 
smallest fish, and scarce any finer sport. Angle 
worms are also used as bait. 

SQUAW MOUNTAIN. 

As far as known, the height of this grand old 
pile has never been estimated. The lake is a 
thousand feet above the sea, and, judging from 
other heights in its vicinity, this can, by no pos- 
sibility, be less than three thousand feet. With 
guides and canoes, the party proceeds to Squaw 
Brook, five miles distant. A mile up the brook, 
Fitzgerald Pond lies under the shadow of the 
mountain. It is usually necessary to carry ca- 
noes most of the way from the lake to the pond. 
On its farther shore, in an old building, used 
only in the haying season, is the place to camp. 
In the following day the party ascends, and if 
not too tired, returns to Greenville. 



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THE OUTLET. 

TWELVE miles from Greenville is a resort 
by itself, and the surest fishing ground in 
these waters. Thousands of pounds are 
caught annually, but the supply is unlimited. 
The fish average two or more pounds, but many 
weigh four and five. During the hot weather 
they are quite small. Both bait and fly are 
used. The fishing is done generally from the 
dam, night and morning being the best time. 

Close at hand Henry Wilson has erected a 
neat two story and a half house, and furnishes 
good food and shelter at moderate prices. Gen- 
tlemen resort here mostly, though ladies are 
often accommodated. Steamers run in here 
four miles to oblige passengers, with little or 
no extra charge. Without a guide and at less 
expense than at the hotels, one can pass a few 
days here verj" pleasantly. Several ponds are 
not far distant, in the interior. 



MT. KINEO, 

THE chief point of interest lies in the centre 
of the lake. At its base is situated the Mt. 
Kineo House, a first-class hotel, furnishing 
all of the comforts and most of the luxuries of 
its city rivals. Within two hours' sail from 
Greenville, by steamer, and within twenty-two 
hours from Boston, it is at the same time one of 
the most isolated and one of the most accessible 
of inland resorts. 

One hundred and fifty guests have often been 
accommodated at this hotel. A spacious dining 
hall, its billiard hall, private parlors, and veran- 
das, render it cheering and social in the gloom- 
iest of weather. Boats are plenty, and many of 
the best guides make the hotel their headquar- 
ters. The steamer Day Dream takes out parties 
at reasonable rates, to sail around the mountain, 
or make other short excursions. It may also be 
hired for longer trips at ten dollars per day. 

Back of the hotel shady paths wind through 
the grove to Pebbly Beach. There the east end 
of Mt. Kineo, from a height of seven hundred 
and eighty-nine feet, overhangs water of un- 
known depth, no bottom having been reached at 
several hundred feet. Eagles scream about the 
precipice, and the little Day Dream comes here 



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to blow its whistle and try the echo. B}^ the 
side of the deep water, at a short distance from 
the shore, is Table Rock, a favored spot for the 
fly-fishermen of the house. 

Out in the lake, half a mile west from the 
hotel, and anchored in sixty feet of water, is 
the buoy, a small float, used to fasten boats to 
for fishing. The spot is kept well-baited, to at- 
tract the large fish that lie near the bottom. 
They are a species of trout, distinguished by a 
forked tail and the absence of red spots among 
the yellow ones on the belly. They average five 
pounds in weight, but are caught each year 
weighing sixteen, while they have been known to 
reach twenty-five and over. Besides these, there 
is the white fish, averaging one and a half pounds, 
and formerly thought never to exceed two, but 
within a few years several have been taken 
weighing three and four. Biting gently at such 
a depth, it requires an expert fisherman to hook 
them, but they are a delicate fish, and if only 
slightly pricked are soon seen floating on the 
surface. Though rather oily to the taste, they 
are by some considered superior to any trout. 

A few of the principal excursions that may be 
made from the Mt. Kineo House are next given. 



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THE ASCENT OF MT. KINEO. 

A boat is required to row to tlie western end 
of the mountain, one mile distant. Thence it is 
a rough but not difficult path, always on the 
brink of the precipice, and in full view of the 
house to the summit. 

The ascent requires from thirty to sixty min- 
utes, according to the party. Ladies accomplish 
it readily by taking time. In the slight depres- 
sion between the two crests on top, a little spring 
of pure water trickles out of the rock. 

Once on the summit, the most extended view 
greets the gaze. By the aid of our map one can 
decipher every body of water and most of the 
mountains. Suffice it to say that scarce a corner 
of the lake remains concealed, while the country 
for miles around presents itself to view. 

There is another path leading up the face of 
the cliff, back of the hotel, but it is quite diffi- 
cult, and intended for the venturesome only. 

MISERY STREAM. 

Enters Brassua Lake near its outlet, seven 
miles from Kineo. Numbers of large fish lie in 
the spring holes near the mouth. The journey 
to and from forms no small part of the attrac. 



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tion, and presents a pleasing variety. Two miles 
of it lie across Moosehead, four up Moose River, 
and one across Brassua Lake. The last half of 
the distance on Moose River is quick water, 
rocky and picturesque. Sportsmen usually walk 
along the shore while the guide poles the canoe 
up the rapids. 

SOCATEAN RIVER, 

Eight miles from Kineo, is a narrow stream, 
dark and deep, and winding between banks of a 
rich green foliage. It was once a famous moose 
ground, and even now is occasionally visited, 
while bears roam undisturbed through its soli- 
tudes. Four miles from the lake a picturesque 
cascade breaks over a sharp ledge, while num- 
bers of small trout sport themselves in the pool 
beneath. 

East of its mouth, in the deep shade of a 
spruce grove, a family party from Boston found 
pleasant camping ground, a few years since, 
erecting a cabin of spruce bark, and shelters of 
the same for dining hall and cook house. Tents 
were pitched, a hammock suspended, and a lire- 
place elaborately constructed of smooth rocks. 
The forest was cleared of its underbrush, and 



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steps led down the bank to the landing on the 
beach. Seats under the trees looked out upon 
the water, where a sail boat rode at anchor ; 
while in canoes well filled, the ladies, the child- 
ren, and all, cruised upon the river or coasted 
along the shore. 

SPENCER POND, 

A famous fishing ground, the home of the 
black duck, and the scene of a wild marshy veg- 
etation, almost tropical in luxuriance. It is the 
remotest point on the lake, and its outlet, one 
mile and a half in length, empties into Spencer 
Bay, fifteen miles from Kineo and twenty from 
Greenville. It is a long paddle by canoe, partic- 
ularly in windy weather, and the use of a sail 
boat is advisable. 

In low water the guide wades up the stream 
with the canoe, and the sportsman walks up the 
old road, shooting partridges. 

The pond itself is nearly circular, and a mile 
and a half in diameter. The bottom is a bed 
of soft mud, where numerous aquatic plants 
take root, covering the surface and blossoming 
in profusion. Sweetest among them all is the 
pond lily, a delicate flowe/ with tremendous 



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roots. Some strips of cranberry meadow along 
the shore are a floating bog, that rises and falls 
with the water. Hid among the bulrushes the 
muskrat begins early in the fall to build its 
house of mud and sticks, in shape like a bee- 
hive, oftentimes as large. Blue herons, quaint 
and solitary, wing their way from hassock to 
hassock ; eagles perch upon the tree-tops, and 
owls are often heard hooting in the distance. 
Flock after flock of wild ducks rises and floats 
away when disturbed. The time has been wiien 
moose thronged its shores, and even now they 
stray in each season. 

Spencer Mountain, about a mile distant, is 
difficult of access, it being necessary to make a 
circuit in order to avoid the precipices that face 
the pond. The ascent is rarely made. A few 
sportsmen have been up ; and Old Ellis, the 
noted trapper, is said to have been the first to 
try it. 

In the mouths of two brooks at the north and 
east ends of the pond, are deep spring holes, 
with gravelly bottoms. Here the trout are found 
from the smallest to those weighing three pounds 
or more. 

Little Spencer, a quiet pool, lies hid among 
the hills, a mile away, on the north brook. 



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Roach River and Lucky Pond, also in Spen- 
cer Bay, are worthy of notice. At certain sea- 
sons numbers of trout lie in a pool half a mile 
from the mouth of the former, while the shallow 
and marshy character of the latter invites swarms 
of black ducks, and deer have lately made it a 
resort. 

MOOSE RIVER, 

The real Kennebec, is the only tributary of 
Moosehead Lake that is navigable for any consid- 
erable distance, while the main Kennebec is too 
rough. It presents a charming variety, and is 
ascended without the labor of the longer carriers 
found on the other routes, there being only one 
of half a mile below Long Lake, and that not 
always used. Under the head of Misery Stream 
the first part of the trip has already been de- 
scribed. Thirty miles from Kineo is the bridge 
where the Canada road crosses the stream. Half 
of this distance lies across lakes each differing 
from the last in size and appearance. Deer are 
plenty about Brassua Lake, and muskrats, ducks, 
loons, herons, gulls, and partridges are constant- 
ly met with. On Long Pond are two farms, and 
at the bridge a small settlement, with a custom 
house. Wood and Altean Ponds, lying beyond, 
are worthy of a visit. 



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G-ENERAL INFORMATION. 

STEAMERS. 

Two large steamboats, the Gov. Coburn and 
the Fairy of the Lake, of from sixty to ninety 
tons burthen, are in constant use upon the lake. 
Beside these there is the Lumberman, also quite 
large, and used only in the spring and fall. 
Their great size is due to the heavy work that 
they are called upon to perform. From the 
middle of May till the last of June they tow 
large rafts of logs to be sluiced through the dam 
and floated down the Kennebec. In October 
and November load after load of men, horses, 
and freight crosses the lake to the forests be- 
yond. During the summer season some scatter- 
ing freight and the usual travel keep them busy 
until the rush in blueberry time. 

Two others, the Twilight and Day Dream, 
both quite small, complete the list. The one is 
a passenger boat, and runs regularly to Mt. Kineo 
and the head of the lake. The other is a pleas- 
ure yacht, stationed at the Mt. Kineo House, and 
referred to under that head. 



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SAIL BOATS. 

The most satisfactory way to enjoy the lake is 
with sail boat and canoe. A party of from two 
to six, with two guides, two canoes, and a large 
sail boat, may cruise, leisurely from point to 
point, with supplies in abundance, stop at the 
various logging camps, or pitch tent and enjoy 
themselves hugely. With more than two the 
shooting is done at a disadvantage, while six is a 
crowd ; and though they may oftentimes fish all 
at once, yet they must derive their sport mostly 
from each other's society, and perhaps that is 
the best of all, particularly when gathered in the 
ample space of a large logging camp, among 
lively companions. 

First upon the list we would mention the yacht 
Challenge, of about eight tons burthen and twen- 
ty-six feet keel, owned by Capt. Samuel Cole. 
It may be obtained, with a complete camp outfit, 
two reliable guides, and two canoes, for eight 
dollars per day ; or with one guide for six dol- 
lars ; five dollars for long trips. All engage- 
ments should be made some weeks in advance. 

Next in order, but a third smaller, is the neat 
centre-board boat of Capt. Frank Vaughn, and 
the price for himself and one canoe is five dollars 
per day. 



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The sloop Dauntless is owned b}^ Capt. Samuel 
Cole. There are several other smaller craft 
about the lake, including the Comet, owned by 
Daniel S. Harrington, and let without guide 
for one dollar per day. 

A few row boats, chiefly at Kineo for the use 
of the guests, are employed for short trips and 
deep-water tishing. But 



CAXOES 

Are the chief mode of convej^ance. Made by 
Indians, of birch bark, and lined with cedar, 
they are eighteen feet long, three wide, round up 
alike at each end, and weigh from seventy-five to 
one hundred pounds when perfectly dry. They 
are propelled by one paddle at the stern, and 
often another at the bow. They cost about twen- 
ty dollars, last from three to ten years, according 
to quality and usage, and may be hired of D. T. 
Sanders & Co., Greenville, for twenty-five cents 
per day. Also, Capt. Samuel Cole generally has 
some to spare. Most of the guides are provided. 

In the hands of inexperienced persons there is 
not only great danger of upsetting, but even the 
canoe itself is liable to much damage, for the 



bark is easily broken and soon leaks. Properly 
handled, it should never touch any stick or stone, 
nor even grate on the sand, but be "waded" 
ashore, and carefully lifted out, high and dry. 
In the summer season they are the only means of 
transit through the wilderness beyond the lake, 
and without them there would be less fur to 
supply the market and less known about the 
waters of the State. 

There is a fiat-bottomed boat called bateau, 
and used by the river-drivers onlj^ but from four 
to six men are necessary to carry one. 



. GUIDES. 

There are upwards of a score of able-bodied 
men about the lake, mostly trappers, some French 
Canadians, and a few Indians, inured to hard- 
ship and reared in the woods, who conduct the 
traveller from point to point. The greater part 
reside at Greenville, and receive their letters 
there, but many make the Mt. Kineo House their 
headquarters for the season. They furnish, gen- 
erally, a canoe and cooking tools, and their wages 
are three dollars per day, although some get 
three and a half for trips on the river. 



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For convenience of reference we give below 
the names of a few of the oUIer guides. Others 
equally deserving might be added : 

Samuel Cole, Frank Vaughn, 

Dan. S. Harrington, John Swan, 

Charles Meseryey, Simon Capino, 

Ed. G. Masterman, John L. Masterman, 

Louis Ketchum, Samuel Dutton, 

Jason A. Hamilton, James Bowley, 

Frank Willer, Nahum Smith, 

John Hall, John R. Coombs, 

Joe Cross, Peter Roncoe. 

OCTFIT. 

The usual blue flannel or brown water-proof 
shirt, woolen drawers, overalls or pants of strong- 
material, stout water-tight boots, socks, broad- 
brimmed felt hat, and frock or coat are a sports- 
man's dress. A small compass, a water-proof 
match-box, and a stout jack-knife are essential. 
A map is convenient. 

For fire-arms, breech-loaders are preferable. 
Allen's double-barrelled shot gun, size No. 10, 
happens to be the fdvorite for general shooting, 
and particularl}' for ducks. It is quite simple in 
its construction and very durable. It loads with 
3 



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a steel shell. There are many other serviceable 
guns, recently invented, particularly rifles, where 
it is much more difficult to make a choice. For 
loons, deer, and larger game, it is well to have 
one in the party. Allen's No. 64 is among the 
best. These arms are made by Forehand & 
Wadsworth, "Worcester, Mass., successors to 
Ethan Allen & Co. The Winchester possesses 
the advantage of rapid firing, and carries sev- 
enteen shots, but is much heavier. 

Fly-rods, as well as fire-arms, must be pur- 
chased in the cities, for there is no certainty of 
getting them at the lake. Bradford & Anthony, 
186 Washington Street, Boston, and Read & 
Sons, 13 Faneuil Hall Square, are well supplied. 
As to flies, the red and brown hackle are pre- 
ferred. They can be bought in Greenville, to- 
gether with apparatus for bait fishing, and spoons 
or squids for trolling. 

Provisions of all kinds may also be obtained 
in Greenville. Mr. Dennen, of the Mt. Kineo 
House, frequently finds supplies for parties stop- 
ping there. Pork, potatoes, and hard bread are 
among the staples for woods fare ; but some 
carry tin reflectors, and bake' their bread by an 
open fire. Tea is regarded as a necessity by 
every woodsman, at all seasons of the year. 



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Condensed milk is seldom omitted. Coffee, corn 
meal, canned fruits and meats, lemons, and other 
extras are much used. Graham or unbolted 
wheat meal, and oat meal, can sometimes be 
procured at the Mt. Kineo House ; but Bangor is 
the surest place for these and other fancy gro- 
ceries, including Graham crackers, barley, rice, 
etc. For meat it is customary to rely on the fish 
and fowl of the country. 

SPORTING SEASON. 

August and September are the best months. 
The game is larger in September, wiiile the 
weather is more inviting in August, and bathing 
is one of the attractions. Aside from its chilly 
nights, October is no wise inferior. Some fish- 
ing is done during the latter half of May, after 
the ice disappears. 

The black flies come about the first of June. 
They begin to disappear early in July, and by 
the middle are quite scarce. Fishing is fair in 
this month, but the game is either too young or 
thin and poor from breeding. A visit in June 
can be made quite tolerable by keeping on the 
water or about the clearings near the hotels, 
where the Avind drives the flies into the w^oods. 



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It is usual, in camping out at this season, to 
sleep, eat, and fish aboard the sail boat, and go 
ashore to cook only. A mixture of oil of tar 
and pennyroyal is used to besmear the face and 
liands. Some prefer glycerine and pennyroyal. 
The clothes should button close, the shirt bosom 
lap over, and no loop holes be left open, if much 
time be spent in the woods. Ladies from New 
York visit the Mt. Kineo House for the June 
fly-fishing, provided with thin veils. 

COST. 

The following estimates have been prepared to 
show that a visit of two weeks can be made from 
Boston for about fifty dollars. Everything is 
included except the home outfit and some sport- 
ing tackle. 

Hotels charge everywhere fifty cents each for 
meals and room, except the Bangor House and 
the Mt. Kineo House, where board is two dollars 
and a half a day. Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars 
on the Eastern Railroad furnish double berths at 
two dollars each. The article entitled "Routes 
from Boston," on page 8, contains much that re- 
lates to the subject. 



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ONE PERSON ONLY. 

Two days on tlie road and twelve at liotels. 

1 . Leaving Boston at 6. 20 P. M. , pass the night 
and first day on the road, and stop at Greenville. 

2. Eagle Stream and McFarland Place. 

3. Wilson Ponds. 

4. Steamer to the Outlet, and spend three 
days. 

7. Steamer to the Mt. Kineo House and spend 
one week, making the ascent of the mountain, 
fishing in deep water, and exploring the neigh- 
borhood. 

14. Return home, taking steamer at the hotel 
wharf, at 5 A.M. 

The above programme can be carried out with- 
out guide, if desired, but may occasion incon- 
venience in some instances. The expenses are 
about as follows, but may be diminished by 
spending more time at Greenville or the Outlet. 

Ticket by rail to Mt. Kineo and return, - - - - 15.00 

Breakfast and dinner on the road, each way, - - 2.00 

Two and three-quarter days at Greenville, - - - 5.50 

Three days at the Outlet, 4.50 

One week at the Mt. Kineo House, 15.00 

Boat hire, sleeping cars, etc. 8.00 

$50.00 



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PAKTY OF TWO. 

Two days on the road, and twelve witli guide 
and canoe at three dollars, provisions for all at 
one dollar per day. 

Ticket by rail to Mt. Kineo, and return - - - . 15.00 

Guide, etc., at $2.00 per day for each person, - - 24.00 

Hotel bills, 6.00 

Sleeping cars and other items, 5.00 

$50.00 
PARTY OF FOUR. 

Two days on the road and twelve with sail boat, 
two guides, and two canoes, at eight dollars, and 
provisions for all at two dollars per day. Mod- 
erate economy in the selection of provisions and 
in regard to the last two items, may reduce this 
esthnate to the proposed standard. 

Ticket by rail to Mt. Kineo and return, - - - - 15.00 

Sail boat, etc., at $2.59 per day, for each person, - 30.00 

Hotel Bills, 6.00 

Sleeping cars, and other items, 5.00 

$56.00 



ORTHERN m AINE 



TOURS BEYOND THE LAKE, 



ST. JOHN RIVER. 

jWhE most popular trip for those wlio can 
afford the thne, is that clown the St. John 
A River to New Brunswick. It threads the 
heart of the wilderness, and is made with safetj^ 
and comfort at the most inviting season of the 
year. A reliable guide, a stout canoe, a moderate 
supply of provisions, and a fortnight to spare, are 
all that is necessary. This, however, would allow 
no time for recreation on the way, and less than 
three weeks would hardly satisfy one, while a 
month can be employed to advantage. For one 
hundred and fifty miles, from Greenville to the 
mouth of the Allagash, it is one succession of 
river and lake, without connected settlements of 
any kind. 

After leaving Moosehead Lake the traveller 
proceeds to Chesuncook Lake, descending the 
West Branch of the Penobscot for twenty miles. 



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The river is still, dark, and deep, or narrow, 
wild, and rocky by turns. Pine Stream Falls, the 
only obstacle, is readily descended by a skilful 
guide ; but it is often necessary to carry some of 
the luggage along the shore. 

At the head of Chesuncook Lake is a settle- 
ment of several farms. Mr. Jesse D. Murphy 
keeps a tavern here that serves as headquarters 
for the lumbering in this district. We pass the 
second night with him, or else camp on Um- 
bazooksus Stream, either on its eastern shore at 
the Cold Spring one mile from its mouth, or at 
the quarter-of-a-mile carry a mile or two below 
Umbazooksus Lake. The next day one can 
cross Mud Pond Carry, and, if all goes well, 
reach the locks between Chamberlain and Eagle 
Lakes. Otherwise we can rest at Chamberlain 
Farm, with its little red house so cosy and com- 
fortable. 

Eagle Lake is broken and picturesque. Sev- 
eral small streams, navigable for a short dis- 
tance, empty into it. It was for many years the 
haunt of a noted hermit, Donald McDonald, more 
popularly known as "Dirty Donald." 

The AUagash River is the outlet of Eagle and 
Churchill Lakes. Below the dam is Chase's 
Carry, by some fearful rapids, one third of a 



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mile in length. At Depot Farm, on Long Lake, 
resides Mrs. Johnson, with husband and family. 
She is a half breed, and a famous Amazon of 
the ancient heroic type. Many stories are told 
of her masculine energy and endurance. A few 
miles from the mouth of the Allagash is a sharp 
pitch, some twenty feet in height. There is 
some quick water on the river, but nothing 
dangerous. 

On the main St. John are a few bad places, and 
Great Falls, some seventy miles from the Allagash, 
is a descent of seventy-tive feet, and the main 
feature of the river. There is one straight pitch 
of forty feet, and such is the fury of the water 
that all sawed lumber and square timber must be 
hauled past. A light suspension bridge for foot 
passengers crosses the river below, and affords a 
fine view of the fall. The next sixty miles form 
a light two days' work on the rapid current. In 
the spring of the year a steamer traverses this 
distance, but in summer it goes no farther than 
Woodstock, where we take passage for Frederic- 
ton, sixty miles, and the next day by another 
steamer to St. John, ninety miles. A day may 
be saved by taking rail. Sometimes' the steam- 
ers do not run above Fredericton. 

If parties do not Mish to visit the city of St. 



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John they can take the cars at Woodstock or 
Fredericton, for Bangor direct, leaving the for- 
mer place at 8 A. M., and arriving at 7 P. M., a 
distance of one hundred and seventy miles. 

There are settlements all the way on the main 
St. John, and, instead of keeping on to Great 
Falls, parties sometimes turn oif some forty miles 
or more below the mouth of the x\llagash, and 
strike northwest across the country to the St. 
Lawrence. For the first twenty miles the}^ as- 
cend the Madawaska river, a pretty stream, and 
perhaps the finest in the country for a canoe, 
being smooth and clear, Avith gravelly bottom 
and a moderate current. Then, crossing Temis- 
couata Lake, sixteen miles in length, they take 
stage for Riviere du Loup, a settlement on the St. 
Lawrence, thirty miles distant. Thence, Quebec 
is reached in a day by rail or b}' steamer. 

MT. KATAHDIN. 

A fortnight is necessar}", but more time is ad- 
visable. As by the last route, Cliesuncook is 
reached on the afternoon of the second day from 
Greenville. The third night will be spent at the 
three-mile carry below Ripogenus Lake, which 
avoids some of the wildest water in the State, a 



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terror to the river drivers, and Icnown by such 
pet names as Big and Little Heater, etc. From 
here two or three days are required to arrive at 
Sandy Brook, a small stream belov/ Sourdnahunk 
on the same side of the Penobscot. From the 
main river to the summit it is some five to seven 
miles, and parties usually camp half way up. 
The view, in clear weather, is almost unlimited. 
Cool springs are found on the side and even near 
the top. Bears are occasionally met with, and 
some moose are scattered through the country. 
The trout fishing in small ponds near Ripo- 
genus Lake and at the mouth of Sourdnahunk 
Stream, is excellent. Recently large salmon 
have been taken below the dam at the foot of 
Chesuncook Lake. 

There is a bridle path to Katahdin, from the 
east. It leaves Golden Ridge, on the Patten stage 
road, above Mattawamkeag, crosses the East 
Branch of the Penobscot and the Wassattiquoik, 
and partly ascends the mountain. Being over 
land, it lacks the Ijeauty and variety of the other 
route, although much shorter. 

Thoreau's "Maine Woods" and Winthrop's 
" Life in the Open Air," have described the as- 
cent of Katahdin and the beauties of the Pe- 
nobscot. 



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UP THE PENOBSCOT. 

There being but few lakes and much shoal 
water here, this is not a favorite line of travel. 
It is not without its points of interest, however, ■ 
and leads one in lonely by-ways. Canada Falls j 
heads the list of its attractions, and the fishing I 
at the mouth of Nulhedus and other streams is 
excellent. 

Parties sometimes go down the St. John this 
way, crossing over to Baker Lake. The carry 
into St. John's Pond is preferable to the other, 
from Abacotnetic Lake, although longer, because 
there is more water in the Woboostoock than on 
the other branch. 

DOWN THE PENOBSCOT. 

The distance from Greenville to Old Town 
may be traversed in ten days or more. Mt. Ka- 
talidin is situated nearly midway, and that route 
already described is a part of this. Some years 
since it was the favorite tour of sportsmen, be- 
fore the St. John River became so well known. 
It combines more variety than any other, and 
affords perhaps the best scenery, but has been 
well nigh abandoned, owing to the extreme fa- 
tigue of the many portages. There is said to be 



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eighteen miles of carries, chiefly by falls and 
rapids. The chance for moose is not quite the 
best, but aside from the carries above mentioned 
it is equal, if not superior, to all other routes. 
The many rapids are an obstacle for the guides, 
but an attraction for fearless sportsmen. 

EAST BRANCH OF THE PENOBSCOT. 

We follow the St. John tour to Chamberlain 
Lake, then proceed through Telos and Webster 
Lakes, down Webster Brook to Grand Lake on 
the East Branch. The latter unites with the 
AVest Brancli or Main River at Nicatou, a long 
way below Katahdin. This avoids some of the 
worst places on the Main West Branch, but pre- 
sents a few difficulties of its own, including the 
rough water on Webster Brook and Grand Falls, 
about six miles below Grand Lake. Trout Brook 
Farm, near Grand Lake, is a convenient place to 
rest. 

Some eight miles southeast of Grand Lake is 
a small pond, on the head of Bowlin Brook, and 
tributar}' to the East Branch, whose waters are 
colored milk white from the presence of lime. 
A cave in the rock, and partiall}^ submerged, 
was explored not many j^ears ago by the State 
Geological Survev. 



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CAUCOMGOMOC WATERS, 

A group of lakes and ponds, connected by 
streams for the most part navigable and easy of 
access from Cliesuncook Lake, fourteen miles 
distant. They are connected with Chamberlain 
Lake by a carry from Round Pond into Allagash 
Lake, and may be united with a tour down the 
St. John or to the East Branch of the Penobscot, 
occasioning a delay of two days only. 

AROOSTOOK RIVER, 

Reached by long stage rides, in the eastern 
part of the State, from Mattawamkeag and 
Houlton. Its upper branches are generally too 
shoal for navigation during the dry season. 

It may also be approached from the west, by 
the old Munsungan carry, from Spider Lake, on 
Allagash Waters, across several small ponds, to 
the Munsungan Lakes, one of its main sources. 
This old portage was once quite a thoroughfare, 
some twenty-five or thirty years ago, before set- 
tlements had crept up from the south and after 
the Lower Aroostook had become the home of 
thriving communities. It is probable that it was 
first used by Indians, and later by beaver trap- 
pei's, and that it fell into disuse as the beaver 



became rare or less valuable, and other trappers 
encroached from the south. Many dates before 
1850 are found on the trees, and some amused 
themselves and a subsequent generation, by pic- 
turing in red chalk the figure of a man on the 
dead run, with a canoe on his head, shouting, 
"Bound for Munsungan," and other devices. 



HE Moose 



y,\lRST ill size among the animals of Nortli- 
n em Maine and the British Provinces, is the 
A. Moose, tlie largest of the deer species and 
the most easily domesticated. It is remarkable 
for its huge proportions, uncouth form, and 
peaceful habits. Some of the males have been 
known to measure more than six feet in height 
at the shoulders, and to exceed one thousand 
pounds in weight, producing horns, at a certain 
season of each year, that sometimes weigh fifty 
pounds. With long legs, a powerful neck, and 
a large body, it has been said to combine the 
swiftness of the horse with the strength of the 
ox. Its flesh is wholesome food, the nose and 
tongue being regarded as delicacies ; its hide, 
smoke-tanned by the Indians, becomes a pliable 
leather ; and its horns, prized as an article of 
beauty, might, if plenty, become highly useful. 
It is comparatively amiable in its disposition, 
solitary or domestic in its habits, and a lover of 
plain fare. In summer it frequents the ponds 
and streams, feeding on lily pads and water 



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grasses, and taking refuge from its scourge, the 
moose-fly. Years ago, when numerous, many 
were killed while feeding in the night time. In 
winter it selects a favorable spot in some hard 
w^ood district, generally on a side hill or in a 
sheltered valley, and there leisurely strolls about, 
cropping the twigs of the white wood, moose 
wood, and other deciduous plants. It thus scours 
a considerable tract of country, and by its brows- 
ings may be traced some distance. When tiie 
snow is deep it moves with difficult}', and tram- 
ples down a narrower space, called " the yard." 

It is then at the mercy of the hunter on snow 
shoes. In this way many thousands have been 
destroyed in the State of Maine alone, during 
the last twenty years, and only their hides used. 
Two brothers are known to have killed over 
eighty in one season, about the year 1862, and 
left thousands of pounds of good meat to decay 
in the woods. Such cruel and selfish slaughter 
has exterminated them in the borders of the 
forest region ; and it is only by penetrating far 
into the interior that the scattered remnants are 
now found. A succession of mild winters en- 
ables them to multiply, and in some remote dis- 
tricts become numerous, — but then a fierce cru- 
4 



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sade begins. The Indians cross the boundary 
from Canada ; the whites leave the frontier set- 
tlements ; and only a few stragglers escape. 
The spring of 1869 was noted for its deep snow 
and the consequent slaughter of the moose. Dur- 
ing the following year some were killed, but not 
nearly as many. The springs of 1871 and 1872 
were remarkable for the light fall of snow, so that 
by the year 1873 they had gained considerably. 
In one distant section alone at least seventy were 
killed, and all by a few individuals. Two hunt- 
ers killed nineteen elsewhere ; two others eight 
more by scouring a large tract ; and still five 
more were killed by two, who were men of too 
much humanity and good sense to destroy more 
than they could sell to the lumbermen for food. 
These are a few facts only that came within the 
writer's observation, and form but a part of the 
injury done. 

Occasionally a hunter is met with who prides 
himself hi never leaving a quarter of meat to 
waste in the woods. And we can the more read- 
ily appreciate this spirit after viewing with pain- 
ful disgust the seltish indifference of others. If 
it Avere a. source of immense profit we might 
overlook it in a measure ; but they realize for 
each hide only eight or ten dollars at most, and 



oftentimes would do better at any honest indus- 
try. It is largely a class of men who make their 
boast that they will not work for any man, but 
prefer to eke out a scanty subsistence annihilat- 
ing the treasures of the animal kingdom, in de- 
fiance of all law, order, and economy. For the 
Indians, wasteful and improvident by nature, 
and now spurred on by competition with the 
whites, we can have some charity ; but for our 
hardy trappers there is little excuse. 

Sportsmen, too, have in years past destroyed 
numbers for mere amusement, during the summer 
season, wantonly sacrificing a noble animal for 
which they had no possible use. Resident hunters 
and hard-working men will never give up the pro- 
fits and pleasures of the chase while strangers can 
help themselves with impunity. Though from 
the last we have at present less to fear, yet no 
partiality should be shown. 

The hides are now used for moccasins, and 
largely exported to the far West. If, as in the 
case of beaver hats, some substitute should come 
into use, they might in a measure be spared, at 
least away from the settlements. But it is hardly 
probable that they will ever decrease in value, 
and only the most determined efforts can save 
them. 



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There is a law prohibiting their destruction 
during a large portion of the year, but, except 
when the meat arrives in Bangor, it remains a 
dead letter. Certainly it has placed no restraint on 
the hunters, and some even assert that it has done 
more harm than good, for the time that would 
have been better paid in hauling the meat to 
market has been devoted to a swift and wholesale 
butchery. This may have been true in some 
instances, but, for the most part, it is a weak 
apology offered by those who regard all law and 
authority as so much restraint upon their liber- 
ties. The present statute is a failure, for two 
reasons: First, — It is rarely enforced; Second, — 
It being lawful to kill at one season of the year, 
no hides can be seized with certainty. With 
sufficient interest in the matter, we can have 
ample legislation and men who will execute it. 
But without enforcement all laws are a farce, 
and throw contempt on the power that created 
them. 

In Sweden, owing to the scarcity of the moose, 
there called elk, it was decided to prohibit their 
destruction for ten years.* Here we would be 
warranted in doing the same ; and, in that case, 

*Goodrich's Pictorial Geography, vol. ii. Supplement,; 
p. 33. 



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conld, within a stated period from the passage of 
the law, seize hides as w^ell as meat, wherever 
found, at all seasons of the year ; and still later, 
perhaps, moccasins also. The cooperation of the 
Provinces is needed, so that there shall be no 
market for them in North America. 

We might have these creatures for our next- 
door neighbors, browsing peacefully in the shel- 
ter of the woods, and doing harm to no one. 
Pigeons live in the crowded streets of our cities, 
lazily turning aside for the passing wheel ; yet 
it occurs to no one that they are good eating, or 
that it would be sport to shoot them. 

At the South the vultures have been encour- 
aged to enter tlie cities and do service as scaven- 
gers. Droves of hogs run wild in the woods, 
and, if they are not molested, it is not because 
fresh pork is not a delicacy, or the chase of the 
wild boar not an exciting sport. 

On the Pacific coast the sea lions bask on the 
rocks and sport in the surf in full view of fash- 
ionable hotels and numbers of interested specta- 
tors. The law protects them, and the public 
appreciates its value. 

On the Farallon Islands, some precipitous 
crags, that rise from the sea, thirty miles west of 



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San Francisco, thousands of birds annually make 
their nests. Thei'e are four varieties, and from 
one of these alone fifteen to seventeen thousand 
dozen of eggs are annually taken to San Francis- 
co, causing no apparent decrease in the number 
of the birds or the yield of the eggs ; and all be- 
cause of a little foresight and system on the part 
of the company that has charge of the business. 
This takes place chiefly on one small island, the 
largest of the group, but not a mile in length 
and less than two hundred yards in w^idth, where 
a fog-whistle howls its warning, a light-house 
gives its blaze by night, and the keepers and 
their families reside the year round. Walruses 
clamber upon its sides, and rabbits at times be- 
come so numerous that famine ensues, while the 
birds of one species prey upon the eggs of an- 
other. Yet this traffic has been continued for 
twenty years, without any diminution, simply 
because a sufficient breeding-ground is left un- 
disturbed and the egg-gatherers leave a month 
before the birds. When first discovered an eager 
strife threatened its destruction, but when, at 
last, the parties went armed, the government 
interfered, to the benefit of the public at large, 
and even of the birds themselves.* 



Harper's Monthly, April, 1874. 



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On small islands by the coast of Iceland the 
eider duck yearly builds its nest, lining it with 
the down from its own breast. The eggs fur- 
nish food for the natives, and the down is a val- 
uable article of export. Stringent laws and 
private ownership have jealously guarded its life 
for many generations. Though still a bird of 
freedom and migratory in its habits, it has be- 
come so tame as to be removed from the nest to 
gather the eggs and the lining of eider down. 
After this it again plucks the down from its 
breast, and again the nest is robbed. The down 
of the female is now exhausted, and she calls 
upon her mate, who generously responds ; then 
she lays her eggs once more. Should she be 
disturbed for the third time she would forever 
quit the spot. We are told by a traveller, that a 
woman, who for twenty years had charge of a 
district liere, increased its yield from fifteen to 
one hundred pounds. They made their nests in 
holes provided in the huge stone wall, in the 
walls of the house even, and one actually settled 
by the door scraper. There was scarce a bird 
among them all who would not permit her to 
remove it from the nest.* 

Fabulous numbers of fur seal resort annuallj' 
* Hartwig's Polar "World, p. 64. 



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to the largest of four small islands on the coast 
of Alaska, whose united area is not sixty square 
miles. This animal is universally deemed shy 
and difficult of approach, yet here a respectable 
colony of people is located in plain sight of their 
breeding ground, much less than a mile distant. 
For nearly ninety years this has been their only 
means of support, and has supplied the world, 
yet there is no decrease of numbers, while the 
vast area of the Antarctic has been wholly 
stripped of like resorts by a suicidal lust for 
plunder. All this is accomplished by the exer- 
cise of a little common sense on the part of a 
few high-minded and sagacious business men. 
One hundred thousand are selected each year 
from among the surplus males of two years of 
age, who are driven from the breeding grounds 
by the older ones. Their loss is never felt, and 
thus this marvellous phenomenon is fully pre- 
served in its original condition, while becoming a 
source of wealth to many, and supplying the 
world with a rich article of clothing. When 
first abandoned by the Russians, on the transfer 
of the territory, private parties began sad havoc, 
but the government claimed its own, and now 
derives a handsome revenue from the San Fran- 
cisco Fur Company, which pays two dollars and 



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a half for each skin, guards the territory, and 
binds itself to certain limits in the destruction 
of the animals.* 

A similar course of treatment might do the 
same for our moose, with less outlay than has 
l)een expended in the breeding of salmon for our 
rivers, and with more direct results. They need 
only be protected where they are. Except man, 
they have no mortal enemies, not even the 
wolves, and, multiplying steadily, might soon 
till our woods, yielding a convenient supply of 
food, adding richness to the landscape and 
wealth to the nation. Their style of life in- 
clines them to narrow limits. They do not mi- 
grate, show little inclination to stray off, and 
can be supported in immense numbers on the 
vast area that is left vacant for them. 

If the territory to be guarded is greater in 
extent, so will the reward be, and the govern- 
ment should reap any advantage that may ac- 
crue, thus diminishing taxes and distributing 
the profits most equally. The great obstacle is 
a few men, who would rather see them swept 
from the face of the earth than give up any 
privileges, however slight. On the other hand, 

* Harper's Monthly, May, 1874. 



58 



there are those now engaged who would gladly 
see the law enforced, but jealously grasp their 
share w^hile it lasts. If once a decided effort 
is made, all will follow readil}^ enough. One 
determined man of intelligence, stationed at 
Chesuncook Farm during the first four months 
of the year, and another at Seven Islands, 
on the St. John River, might be of great 
benefit; but a far more general effort is needed 
to afford complete protection. 

The first step necessary is to arouse a general 
interest in the subject ; second, the enactment of 
more stringent laws ; third, the appointment of 
resolute and faithful wardens ; fourth, the appro- 
priation of the requisite sums of money ; fifth, 
and last, the hearty support of the people at 
large, wdtliout which little will ever be accom- 
plished. Men should be stationed at Greenville, 
at Chesuncook and Chamberlain Farms, at Nic- 
atou and Trout Brook Farm on the East Branch, 
at Ox Bow^ on the Aroostook, at Depot Farm on 
the Allagash, at Seven Islands on the St. John, 
and, in seasons of deep snow, two more should 
range the Canadian boundary. With the active 
cooperation of the Provinces the work will be 
complete, and in a few years less vigilance will 
be required. During the summer season, wiien 



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the navio:able streams are the only means of 
access, a less number can guard the district. 

While the deer is fast disappearing, while the 
elk has become extinct to the east of the ]\[issis- 
sippi, while the bison j' early recedes, and the 
musk ox has retired beyond the limits of our 
observation, let us at least preserve this one rep- 
resentative of the northern forest, so near to our 
very homes, and but a day's journey from the 
capital of New England. 

Hitherto we have considered only the preser- 
vation of the moose, as a question of general 
interest and economy, and one that appeals to 
our humanity. But neither the love of cruel 
sport, — an evil in itself, — nor the value of this 
animal as an article of food and raiment, will, 
suffice to protect it with a people notoriously 
wasteful of its resources and regardless of the 
future Having taken the proper steps to secure 
its life, we would recommend its domestication, 
which must be left to individual effort, promot- 
ed, perhaps, by State aid. 

The moose is identical, or nearly so, with the 
elk of Northern Europe. In former times, ow- 
ing to its speed, it was used in Sweden to convey 
couriers, and is known to have traversed a dis- 



60 



tance of two hundred and thirty-four miles in 
one day, attached to a sleigh. Later, when Eu- 
rope regarded its use with interest, having been 
taken to aid in the escape of criminals, its do- 
mestication was prohibited, so dangerously suc- 
cessful did their narrow minds regard the first 
experiments.* 

The reindeer, drawing its master in his snug 
sled, with such rapidity over the snow fields of 
Lapland, is a familar picture to the mind of 
every child. The woodland caribou of North 
America is the same or a similar variety, and yet 
both are said to be less easy of domestication 
than the moose, which is superior in strength, 
like frugal in habits, and equally adapted to the 
severity of the Avinter's cold. L^nlike the horse, 
.it needs no stable, no bed, and provides its own 
store of food at all seasons of the j^ear. Taken 
3^oung, it becomes readily attached ; and while 
still enjoying its freedom, continues to acknowl- 
edge allegiance to its new master, thus meeting 
him more than half way in the novel experiment. 

It has been urged that the older ones show 
some signs of ugliness, and even become quite 
unmanageable. Yet, perhaps, no stronger argu- 

*Goodrich's Pictorial Geography, vol. ii. Supplement, 
p. 33. 



61 



ment of unfitness for man's use could be found 
than the utter lack of spirit in beings that have 
ever ranged tlie forest, wild and independent. 

The dog, in its savage state, by its irritable 
disposition, so dangerous to all other forms of 
life, has become the most affectionate and faith- 
ful of domesticated animals, though closely allied 
to the wolf and the fox, among the fiercest of 
carnivori. Man's teaching has even supplanted 
instinct, and the pointer is born with an absurd 
tendency to point at game instead of seizing it, 
thus serving its master's interest rather than its 
own. The records of ancient Egypt prove to us 
that cats went hunting with their masters, and 
even entered the water in pursuit of game.* 
But what could be expected of the horse, even, 
■when first taken from its native wilds? Or of the 
stupid ox, if it had always enjoyed its freedom? 
For countless generations man has been mould- 
ing their dispositions to suit his needs ; and yet 
it is well known with what difficulty and danger 
the use of the perfect male of both species is 
attended. 

For centuries the reindeer has been the sole 
support of many northern tribes, furnishing 
them with food, clothing, shelter, and a means 

*Atlantic Monthly, May, 1874. 



62 



of conveyance. Yet by kindness alone it is 
kept in submission. Its master dares not strike 
it harshl}^ neither give it too lieavy a load, lest 
it turn and attack him with fore-feet and horns, 
when he is obliged to hide under his upturned 
sled until its rage cools. Such a seeming sense 
of justice, united with an affectionate disposi- 
tion, betokens more than ordinary intelligence, 
and leads us to expect much of the deer family. , 

AVhen Europeans first visited these shores 
they were welcomed by the simple natives, who 
recognized at once the superiority of intellect. 
Like children, they confided in their honor, 
treated them with veneration, and acceded to 
all their proposals. At last, exasperated by 
treachery and wanton abuse, they learned to 
fear and then hate that civilization which they 
had so much admired. Crime, misery, and 
death, were the result. 

The dictates of the heart, and the stern prin- 
ciples of justice, have alike failed to teach us 
the lessons of humanity. To cold policy alone 
is left the task. As a people, we are enterpris- 
ing and industrious, yet seem to possess but 
little patience, unless prompted by the love of 
money, or that kindred quality, the love of its 

* Hartwig's Polar World, p. 20. 



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display. On the one hand, careworn and weary, 
there are those who consider only their daily 
bread. On the other, there are the wealthy, 
who lavish on themselves and on their estates a 
regal magniticence, j^et are no happier than those 
in humble homes. While art receives every en- 
couragement, and we worship at the shrine of 
beauty in all its forms, let us not forget that 
which, bringing to our doors curious and won- 
derful beings, shall multiplj^ our resources, tes- 
tify to our humanity, beautify the earth, and do 
honor to our civilization. 



THER -fVNIMALS 



(AME is found throughout the extent of 
countr}^ covered by the map. Moose, as 
may already be inferred, exist in small 
numbers through the northern half. Caribou, 
or reindeer, wander from one end to the other. 
Deer abound in spots in the southern and eastern 
portions. Bears are scattered in all parts, par- 
ticularly in rocky or mountainous districts. 
Wolves, alone or in groups, and single foxes, 
prowl about. While the beaver, otter, mink, 
sable, and other fur-bearing animals, furnish a 
partial means of support to numbers of trap- 
pers. Ducks, partridges, and fish, are the chief 
reliance for food. But the trout, which every- 
where abound, are the lirst attraction. 



AP. 



THE jNIap has been prepared from many 
reliable sources, and covers a large area 
of uninhabited territory. 

The one great advantage for travellers, pos- 
sessed by this tract of wilderness, is its naviga- 
ble waters. . Short carries, or portages, unite the 
different river systems, and few points are so 
remote that they cannot be approached by water 
with canoe and an ample outiit. 

Without its timber tliis country would remain 
unexplored, and the few farms that lie scattered 
at long intervals serve either as taverns on the 
main routes of winter travel, or to raise supplies 
in the centre of some lumbering district, to save 
the enormous expense of hauling them from the 
settlements. 

The only roads passable for teams in summer 
are those about the foot of the lake, the Canada 
road to the west of it, and a strip seven miles 
in length from Lily Bay to Roach River. The 
rest are called " tote roads," to distinguish them 
from the short logging roads, which, of course, 
5 



66 



could not be given on any map. They are used 
in winter only to haul supplies on the snow to 
the luml3ermen's camps. Only a part of these 
are open each season, and all are liable to change 
in some portion to suit the location of the camps. 
It is surprising what an amount of work has been 
performed in the woods. Logging roads are 
everywhere met with, varying in age from those 
of the previous winter to the faint traces, in 
decayed logs and bush-grown paths, of a former 
generation. 

The carries are shown on the map as far as 
jDracticable, and the mountains when quite large 
and sufficiently well known. All the streams 
of any importance and most of the ponds are 
given. 



Eastern Railroad . . 
Sanford's Steamers 



ROUTES 

68 



Stage Line 70 

Boats at the Lake . . .71, 72 



HOTELS. 



Newport 73 

Dexter 74 

Bangor 75 

Guilford 76 



Monson 76 

Greenville 77 

The Lake 78, 79 

Penobscot River .80 



STORES. 



Animals 83, 86 

Birds 83,86 

Fishing 81, 82, 85 

Forest and Stream, 
(A weekly Journal) . . 87, 88 
This Guide 81 to 85 



Horns 83 

Maps 83 

Shooting 82 

Supplies 85 

Taxidermy 83 

Tents 84 




EASTERN & MAINE CENTRAL R. R, LINE. 



THE only line making direct connections without 
change of cars between Boston and Bangor. 
Pullman Sleeping Cars on Night Trains. Passengers 
leaving Boston at 8.15 A.M., arrive at Dexter the same 
evening, take stage the next morning for Greenville, at 
foot of the Lake, where a steamer is in waiting to con- 
vey passengers to the Mt. Kineo House, in the centre 
of the Lake, arriving at 6 P.M. Or, leaving at 6.20 P.M. 
by the Night Train, they proceed via. E. & M. C. R.R. 
line to Bangor, thence via. Stage and Steamer as ajDove, 
and arrive at the same hour. [Distances on page 8.] 

Fare for the round trip, $15.00. Tickets can be ob- 
tained in Boston at 134 Washington Street, at the De- 
pot, and at the Mt. Kineo House at the Lake. 

This is the only line making direct and sure connec- 
tions and issuing through tickets between Boston and 
all points in the State of Maine and the maritime Prov- 
inces. Baggage checked through. Only one change of 
cars between Boston and St. John, and two between 
Boston and Halifax. 
Chas. F. Hatch, J. W. Clapp, Gko. F. Field,' 

Gen. Manager. Gen. Tick: A(it. M. C. B. K. Gen. Pass. A<jt. 

68 




Sanford's Independent Line, 

BETWEEN Boston and Bangor, connecting with 
the EUROPEAN & NORTH AMERICAN RAIL- 
WAY, for MOOSEHEAD LAKE and intermediate 
stations. Also, for Houlton, St. John, Halifax, etc. 
Fares /ou-er than hy any othe7- route. Excursion Tickets 
from Boston to J/f. Kineo and return, $13.00 ; Single Tick- 
ets, $7.00, From Boston to Bangor, $3.00 ; from Boston 
to Greenville. Moosehead Lake, $(i.OO. Two steamers 
on the route, and four trips a week each way, touching 
at all the principal landings on the Penobscot River 
and Bay. The steamers Cambridge, Capt. J. P. John- 
son, and Katahdin, Capt. W. R. Roix, 

Leave Bo.sto)), Bou-t^'.s Wharf, at b P.M. 
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. 

Leave Bangor at 11 A.M. 
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. 



A(rEXTS. 



W. B. HAZELTINE. 

Boston. 

G9 



L003IIS TAYLOR, 
Bangor. 



FRYE'S STAGE LINE 



MOOSEHEAD LAKE. 



FINE SCENERY AND A RAPID TRANSIT. 

LEAVES DEXTER at 8 A.M.; meets the Bangor 
train, at GUILFORD, at 11 A.M.; and reaches 
GREENVILLE at 4 P. M., to connect with the 



STEAM-YACHT TWILIGHT, 



MT. KINEO HOUSE. 

THE Twilight arrives at 6 P. M., and leaves the 
hotel wharf at 5 A. M., each day, to connect, by 
stage, with the trains at Guilford and Dexter. 



THROUGH TICKETS purchased in Boston at 

BOSTON AND MAINE DEPOT, and 
ROWE'S WHARF, SANFORD'S STEAMERS. 
70 



THE LAKE. 

STEAMER GOV. COBURN. 

CAPT. THOMAS ROBINSON. 

THE largest on the Lake, and launched in 1872. 
Leaves Greenville every morning, at 8 o'clock, 
for the Mt. Kineo House, touching at any desired point 
on the route. Visits the head of the Lake on Tuesdays 
and Fridays, and daily during the blueberry season. 
Agent, D. T. SANDERS, Greenville. 

STEAM- YACHT DAY-DREAM. 

MT. KINEO HOUSE. 

THIS little Steamer is kept as a pleasure boat for 
the use of the guests at the Mt. Kineo House. It 
is covered with a light roof, open at the sides, and con- 
tains a snug cabin, with dining table; also apparatus 
for cooking by steam. May be hired, with captain, en- 
gineer, and fuel, for ten dollars per day. 
Address O. A. DENNEN, Superintendent of the Mt. 

Kineo House. 

71 



THE LAKE. 

YACHT CHALLENGE 

CAPT. SAMUEL COLE. 

LARGEST on the Lake, a sloop of twenty-six feet 
keel. With one guide, six dollars per day; five 
for long trips. With two guides, eight dollars per day. 
Canoes, tents, blankets, and cooking tools included. 
Also, other Sail Boats. Row Boats, and Canoes to let. 
Mounted Deer Horns for sale. 

Capt. Cole is a hunter of experience, and acts as 
guide to all parts of Northern Maine and the Provinces. 
Other competent guides supplied on short notice, and 
any general information. 

Address, SAMUEL COLE, Greenville, Maine. 

YACHT SAILOR-BOY. 

CAPT. FRANK VAUGHN. 

A CENTRE-BOARD sloop of twenty-one feet keel, 
new, and a fast sailer. Takes out parties with 
guide and canoe, for five dollars per day. Tents, blank- 
ets, and cooking tools included. 
Address, FRANK VAUGHN, Greenville, Me. 

' 72 



NEWPORT 



SHAW HOUSE. 



CHARLES SAWYER. 

SPACIOUS and cheerful, with pleasant surround- 
ings. Equal to any hotel between Bangor and Mt. 
Kineo. A short distance across the field, to the rear, 
lies Newport Pond, very large, with good perch and 
pickerel fishing. 

On the return from Moosehead Lake, via Dexter, by 
the night train, a delay of tico hoicrs and forty minutes, 
from 6.15 to 8.55 P. M., allows ample time to take supper 
at the hotel and stroll about the place. Those who 
travel by daylight only can avoid the hurry of an early 
start from Dexter, at 7.45 A. M., by passing the night 
here and leaving at 9.15 A. M. 

Conveyance free, to and. from the depot. 

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DEXTER 



MERCHANTS EXCHANGE. 

L. D. HAYES. 

NEW and comfortable, near the centre of business 
in the heart of the town. Hack to and from the 
trains. Livery Stable connected. Stages leave daily 
for Moosehead Lake, thirty-five miles distant; also for 
Dover and other points. Through passengers receive 
good fare and prompt attention. 

Dexter is a busy town of about three thousand inhabit- 
ants, the terminus of a branch railway, and at the outlet 
of a large pond among the hills, that affords water 
power for several factories. It is 233 miles from Boston, 
and 14 from Newport by rail. The Boston Express arrives 
each day, at 10.20, A.M., and 7.35, P.M. Leaves at 7.45, 
A.M., and 5.30, P. M. 

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BANGOR. 



PENOBSCOT EXCHANGE. 



ABRAM WOODARD. 

LARGE and convenient, on Exchange Street, near 
the business centre, a few steps from the Euro- 
pean Depot. A first-class house, the resort of travellers 
and business men. Meals served at 7, 1 and 6. Board, 
two dollars per day. 



DEPARTURE OF TRAINS. 



Maine Central Depot. 
For Boston, at 8.00, A. M„ and 7.45, P. M. 



European & North American Depot. 

{Two 77iiniit€s^ walk from the HoM.) 

For Oldtown and Guilford, at 7, A. M., and 5.10. P. M. 

Mattawamkeag, at 8.00. A. M., and 8.00, P. M. 

St. John, Houlton, and Calais, at 8.00. A. M. 
75 



GUILFORD. 

TURNER HOUSE. 

Z. L. TURNER. 

AT the terminus of the Piscataquis Branch Rail- 
way. The routes to Moosehead Lake in winter 
unite here. A good dinner of several courses is then 
served each day, to numbers of through passengers. 
Good pickerel fishing in two ponds, one mile and a half 
distant. Pleasant drives in the river valley. Board, 
two dollars per day. 

MO NSON. 

CHAPIN HOUSE. 

A. W. CHAPIN. 

ON the verge of the great northern forest, and 
midway of the stage route to Moosehead Lake. 
A mountainous forest country stretches away to the 
right and left. Hebron Pond, not two hundred feet 
from the house, winds among the hills to the west. 
Other large trout ponds lie among the hills to the east 
not far distant. 

Monson is a cluster of tidy dwellings, new and snow- 
white, built after the fire, but a few years since. Sev- 
eral slate quarries, recently opened on the outskirts, 
are making rapid progress. 
7(3 



GREENVILLE. 



EVELETH HOUSE. 

WM. H. MITCHELL. 

OPPOSITE the Post Office, on an elevation com- 
manding the lake. In the cool shade of the 
piazza, with breezes from the water, a view of the 
islands and Squaw Mountain may be enjoyed to ad- 
vantage. The house is conducted in a first-class man- 
ner, with clean and comfortable rooms and a well- 
furnished table. Horses and carriages, also boats, can 
be had to enjoy the pleasant drives and the beauties 
of the lake. 

LAKE HOUSE. 

SAWYER & SAVAGE. 

RECENTLY enlarged, with accommodations for 
one hundred guests; also private parlor, reading 
room, and hair dressing saloon, A double piazza ex- 
tends the length of the front and the lake sides of the 
house. The steamboat wharf and store are close by. 
Several small boats are at the disposal of the guests. 
A livery stable is connected. Conveyance to and from 

Wilson Pond at all hours. 

77 



PENOBSCOT RIVER. 



MORRIS FARM. 

WEST BRANCH. 

JOSEPH MORRIS. 

TWO miles from Moosehead Lake, by the North- 
east Carry. Lies in the midst of fertile mead- 
ows, by the side of the Penobscot. Seeboomook Falls 
is a romantic spot, four miles to the west, and the same 
distance to the east is Lobster Pond, noted for the 
variety of its scenery and the profusion of its pond 
lilies. Mr. Morris is always present, with wagon, on 
the arrival of the steamer, to haul canoes and luggage 
across the carry. 

CHESUNCOOK FARM. 

CHESUNCOOK LAKE. 
JESSE D. MURPHY. 

AT the head of Chesuncook Lake, in full view of 
Mt. Katahdin, reached by river from Moosehead 
Lake, twenty miles distant. A central location, in the 
neighborhood of many delightful streams. From here 
parties may visit Mt. Katahdin or pursue their way 
down the St. John River in the heart of the moose 

country. 

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BOSTON. 

BRADFORD & ANTHONY, 

ISti WASHINGTON STREET, 

FISHIN& TACKLE AND FANCY HARDWARE, 





FismiTG-. 




DS. 


HOOKS, 


NETS, 


REELS, 


FLIES, 


BASKETS, 


LINES, 


BAITS, 


ETC. ETC. 



SUITED TO ALL WATERS. 

CUTLERY. 

SHEB^FIELD CUTLERY, 

AMERICAN TABLE CUTLERY. 
SCISSORS, KNIVES, AND RAZORS. 

iF.^isrcir G-oojDS. 

DRESSING CASES, BAGS. 

DRAWING INSTRUMENTS, RULES, 

DOG COLLARS, BELLS. 

SKATES AND SKATE STRAPS. 
GUIDES AND MAPS OF MOOSEHEAD LAKE. 

81 



BOSTON. 

JOHN P. LOVELL & SONS, 

Cor. "Washington St. and Oornhill. 

GUNS, RIFLES, PISTOLS. 

GUN MATERIALS AND FISHINC:} TACKLE. Im- 
porters and Wholesale Dealers. Agents for: 
ETHAN ALLEN & CO.'S Double and Single Guns, Ri- 
fles, Pistols, and Metaliic Cartridges. 

J. S. TROWBRIDGE «fe CO. 

6 FANEUIL HALL SQUARE. 

FISHING TACKLE & FIRE ARMS. 

A LARGE assortment of finely-finished Split Bam- 
boo and other RODS, for Fly, Salmon, Trout, and ] 
Bass Fishing, manufactured in our own workshop by. 
skilful workmen. Brass and German Silver REELS. . 
The celebrated Gold Medal Water- Proof LINES, alll 
warranted. Artificial FLIES and BAITS. Also, a full 1 

supply of FOREIGN FISHING TACKLE. 

82 



BOSTON. 

ARTHUR J. COLBURN, 

4Sf; WASHINGTON ST. 

NATURALIST & TAXIDERMIST, 

BIRD EMPORIUM. 

ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISHES, DEER'S HEADS, &C. 
Prepared, Stuffed, and Mounted to order, in the 
most skilful manner. ARTIFICIAL EYES for Birds 
and Animals, wholesale and retail. 

Birds, Bird Skins, Insect Pins,' Choice Singing Cana- 
ries, Cages, Goldfish, Globes, Aquaria Tanks, Leaves, 
Cork, Glass Shades, &c. Mounted HORNS of all kinds. 
Send stamp for Catalogue. 

A. WILLIAMS & CO. 

135 WASHINGTON ST. 

MAPS, ATLASES, AND GLOBES. 

MOUNTED MAPS for Offices and Libraries, of 
every portion of the world, and especially of 
the different States of our own country. 

POCKET MAPS FOR TRAVELLERS AND TOURISTS, 

In great variety, embracing general majis of the 

whole United States, and special maps of single States 

and Territories. 

83 



BANGOR. 



DAVID BUGBEE & CO. 

BOOKSELLERS & STATIONERS. 

— ALSO — 

Bookbinders and Dealers in Paper 
Hangings and Borders. 

Sole Agents for this Guide and Map for Eastern IVlaine, 

WHEELBRIGHT, CLARK & CO. 

DRY GOODS. 



Clothing ready-made and to order. Lumber- 
men's general Outfit. TENTS made to order and 
for sale or to let. BLANKETS and CAMP SPREADS 
in full assortment. RUBBER GOODS always on 

hand. 

84 



CREEN VI LLE. 

POST OFFICE 

AT THE STORE OF 

JOHN H. EVELETH & CO. 

DEALERS IN 

Groceries, Houseliold deods, & Fariniiig Tools. 

SPECIAL attention given to supplying Sportsmen 
with Provisions, Canned Fruits, &c. An assort- 
ment of Fishing Tackle, Fly Hooks, and Pocket Com- 
passes. 

D. T. SANDERS & CO. 

DEALERS IN 

Groceries, Fistiiiii Taclde, Cutlery, & Canoes. 

SPORTSMEN supplied with every convenience ex- 
cept Guns and Fly Rods. A constant supply of 
Shot, Powder, and Caps; Fly Hooks; Squids and Spoons 
for Trolling; Tackle of all sizes for Bait Fishing. Also 
the strongest Ready-made Clothing, Rubber Coats, and 
Overalls. 

Canoes for sale, or to let at twenty-five cents per day. 

85 




CHAS. REICHE & BRO., 

55 CHATHAM. 

BIRDS & ANIMALS, 

Fowls and Mocking Bird Food. 

HIGHEST price paid for iive specimens of the 
Beaver, Otter, Bear, Wild Cat, Moone, Elk, Ante- 
lope, and all kinds of wild American animals and 
birds. 



AlfeUJ, Germany, 



Neici York, 



Boston, 



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